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media.seekTo
========================

Sets the current position within an audio file.

    media.seekTo(milliseconds);

Parameters
----------

- __milliseconds__: The position to set the playback position within the audio, in milliseconds.

Description
-----------

The `media.seekTo` executes asynchronously, updating the current
playback position within an audio file referenced by a `Media`
object. Also updates the `Media` object's `position` parameter.

Supported Platforms
-------------------

- Android
- BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 6.0 and higher)
- iOS
- Windows Phone 7 and 8
- Tizen
- Windows 8

Quick Example
-------------

    // Audio player
    //
    var my_media = new Media(src, onSuccess, onError);
        my_media.play();
    // SeekTo to 10 seconds after 5 seconds
    setTimeout(function() {
        my_media.seekTo(10000);
    }, 5000);

Full Example
------------

        <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" 
                              "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
        <html>
          <head>
            <title>Media Example</title>

            <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova-x.x.x.js"></script>
            <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">

            // Wait for device API libraries to load
            //
            document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);

            // device APIs are available
            //
            function onDeviceReady() {
                playAudio("http://audio.ibeat.org/content/p1rj1s/p1rj1s_-_rockGuitar.mp3");
            }

            // Audio player
            //
            var my_media = null;
            var mediaTimer = null;

            // Play audio
            //
            function playAudio(src) {
                // Create Media object from src
                my_media = new Media(src, onSuccess, onError);

                // Play audio
                my_media.play();

                // Update media position every second
                mediaTimer = setInterval(function() {
                    // get media position
                    my_media.getCurrentPosition(
                        // success callback
                        function(position) {
                            if (position > -1) {
                                setAudioPosition(position + " sec");
                            }
                        },
                        // error callback
                        function(e) {
                            console.log("Error getting pos=" + e);
                        }
                    );
                }, 1000);

                // SeekTo to 10 seconds after 5 seconds
                setTimeout(function() {
                    my_media.seekTo(10000);
                }, 5000);
            }

            // Stop audio
            //
            function stopAudio() {
                if (my_media) {
                    my_media.stop();
                }
                clearInterval(mediaTimer);
                mediaTimer = null;
            }

            // onSuccess Callback
            //
            function onSuccess() {
                console.log("playAudio():Audio Success");
            }

            // onError Callback
            //
            function onError(error) {
                alert('code: '    + error.code    + '\n' +
                      'message: ' + error.message + '\n');
            }

            // Set audio position
            //
            function setAudioPosition(position) {
                document.getElementById('audio_position').innerHTML = position;
            }

            </script>
          </head>
          <body>
            <a href="#" class="btn large" onclick="playAudio('http://audio.ibeat.org/content/p1rj1s/p1rj1s_-_rockGuitar.mp3');">Play Audio</a>
            <a href="#" class="btn large" onclick="stopAudio();">Stop Playing Audio</a>
            <p id="audio_position"></p>
          </body>
        </html>

BlackBerry WebWorks Quirks
----------

- Not supported on BlackBerry OS 5 devices.
